Offers of £7.5m sought for Manchester Holiday Inn  

The practice has appointed Steven McKay as leader of its project and building consultancy team.

Companies are having to review their sustainability initiatives and pay closer attention to their ESG criteria to meet mounting pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, writes Paul Crighton of TLT.

Alyson Heald has been promoted from head of policy and research to lead Trafford Housing Trust and L&Q’s team in establishing and building relationships with companies in the North West.

The advisory firm has brought the specialist on board to head its new landscaping team.

Construction project management consultancy Recom Solutions has welcomed back Sarah Leadbetter, who becomes head of its healthcare projects team.

The UK-focused real estate investment trust has paid £14.7m for the central Manchester office and retail building, describing the city as one of its “high conviction locations”.

Rhodes Business Park in Middleton has a new owner.

Having recorded a combined 106,000 sq ft of deals in the last quarter of 2021, the amount of space transacted in the first three months of this year was 80,000 sq ft, according to Avison Young’s latest Big Nine Report. 

From quantity surveyor to commercial director – Rhys Jones has risen through the ranks since joining the housebuilder in 2017.

Newton Business Park offers nearly 300,000 sq ft of industrial space on 10 acres in Hyde.

Capital & Regional has exchanged contracts with the retail arm of the Adhan Group for the sale of the 600,000 sq ft The Mall off Church Street. 

The real estate investment trust has sold Trinity on John Dalton Street to clients of Mayfair Capital. 

The Carlisle-based multi-disciplinary contractor has recruited former Coleman Group managing director James Howard.

Neither John Whittaker nor Hugh Grosvenor topped the list for the North West – that honour went to a Preston-born hedge fund manager.

Having recently acquired the freehold of the 28-acre site off Manchester Road from Telereal Trillium, the global developer is already drawing up plans to build a 475,000 sq ft logistics space.

New Ireland Assurance has offloaded the 104,000 sq ft 58 Mosley Street. 

Lee Fraine has been recruited from Hoare Lea to head the new division, which will provide clients with mechanical, electrical and public health design, asset engineering, and sustainable engineering services.

The Royal Hotel located off Nantwich Road has been purchased by a subsidiary of the hotel management company, which also owns the Trafford Hall Hotel and Broadfield Park Hotel Rochdale.

Rebecca Caines has joined the planning and development consultancy from developer Knight Dragon.